# 1837 Liverpool Town Council election

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1837. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
One of the sixteen wards was uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| | Reformers | 33 | -4 | 15 | 48 |
| | Conservative | 15 | +4 | 1 | 16 |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1837 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Whig | 12 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 75% | 51% | 3,093 | |
| | Conservative | 4 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 25% | 49% | 2,945 | |

## Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

### Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Dr. James Carson * | 250 | 51% |
| | Conservative | Robertson Gladstone | 245 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5 | 2% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 495 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |

### Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Charles Birch * | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |

### Everton

No. 1 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Hodgson | 273 | 51% | |
| | Whig | George Quayle * | 258 | 49% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15 | 2% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 531 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |

### Exchange

No. 5 Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Sands | 204 | 51% | |
| | Whig | Lawrence Heyworth * | 193 | 49% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11 | 2% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 397 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |

### Great George

No. 9 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joseph Cooper | 172 | 57% | |
| | Whig | Hardman Earle | 131 | 43% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41 | 14% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 303 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |

### Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | 'Thomas Blackburn *' | 328 | 57% |
| | Conservative | Ambrose Lace | 252 | 43% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 76 | 14% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 580 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |

### North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | William McMurdo Duncan * | 232 | 55% |
| | Conservative | John Sheppard | 191 | 45% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41 | 10% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 423 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |

### Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | William Rathbone * | 229 | 52% |
| | Conservative | James Aspinall | 208 | 48% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21 | 4% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 437 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |

### Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | William Lassell * | 261 | 51% |
| | Conservative | John Wright | 247 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14 | 2% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 508 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |

### St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Edward Segar | 214 | 51% |
| | Conservative | John Davies | 205 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9 | 2% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 419 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |

### St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Benjamin Frankland | 163 | 51% |
| | Conservative | William Winstanley | 155 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8 | 2% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 318 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |

### St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | John Priestly | 192 | 53% |
| | Conservative | Henry R. Sandbach | 168 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24 | 6% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 360 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |

### Scotland

No. 2 Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | William Thornhill * | 230 | 51% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Berry Horsfall | 217 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13 | 2% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 447 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |

### South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | John Platt | 134 | 51% |
| | Conservative | Alexander Smith jnr | 129 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5 | 2% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 263 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |

### Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | William Preston | 114 | 56% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Case | 91 | 44% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 | 12% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 205 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |

### West Derby

No. 14 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Hall Lawrence | 188 | 53% | |
| | Whig | George Holt * | 164 | 47% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24 | 6% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 352 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |